When you watch the movie The Makeover‚ featuring famous actress Julia Stiles‚ you may notice that it resembles something that you might have read in your English 1104 class. The movie might remind you of the play‚ Pygmalion‚ written by George Bernard Shaw. It is the story of a phonetics professor who trains an ordinary flower girl to act like a sophisticated young lady. It is based off a Greek legend where a man named Pygmalion wanted to create the perfect statue. He made her so perfect that he fell
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I attended the play “No Child” by Nilaja Sun on Friday December 4th 2015 at 8:00pm. The play was presented by The Department of Theatre Arts and directed by guest artist‚ Rosalind Cauthen. The play was in the Center of the Arts Studio theater– a small theatre that allowed the audience to be within only a few feet of the stage. I was sitting in the front row‚ so I was‚ in a way‚ part of the stage. The small theater made the scenes more intimate for the audience‚ and allowed me as an audience member
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The Crucible The movie The Crucible was made in 1996‚ its main characters are John Proctor‚ Elizabeth Proctor‚ Abigail Williams‚ Reverend John Hale‚ and Judge Danforth. Early in the year 1692‚ in the small Massachusetts village of Salem‚ a collection of girls fell ill‚ falling victim to hallucinations and seizures. New England’s Puritans extreme involvement with religion led to the theory that frightening or surprising occurrences were often attributed to the devil or his cohorts. The incomprehensible
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The American Dream‚ Family‚ and Fighting to Fulfill Dreams all have a predominant role in Raisin in The Sun‚ and throughout the plot all of these issues are addressed. As the play goes on‚ you can see and learn the character’s hopes and aspirations‚ and the obstacles and problems they will face to try to fight to see their dreams happen. As a colored family in the 1960’s in suburban Chicago‚ due to what was going on in the times around them‚ this family believes that maybe colored people are being
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Comparison and Contrast Essay There have been many memorable American speeches throughout the years. Some of the famous speeches are “I Have a Dream”‚ by Martin Luther King Jr. and the Inaugural Address by John F. Kennedy and Pierre Salinger. There are many similarities and differences in these two speeches. The subject of King’s speech was to get civil rights for all Americans. The occasion was a march for jobs. His speech was spoken toward the African Americans. In general he wanted to get rights
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A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry is a story about a family whose continues to struggle while reaching towards the American Dream. The American Dream is described as “the ideal that every US citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work‚ determination‚ and initiative.” The Youngers are a hardworking family who all have different interpretations of the American Dream. Mama‚ Walter‚ and Beneatha’s shared powerful dreams that give the a look into
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Darkness‚ respectively‚ prove to be worthy of comparison. MacBeth and Kurtz share many common characteristics: both have vaulting ambition that leads both to their success and their demise‚ a superiority complex‚ and both make similar sacrifices to achieve their goal. Despite their many similarities‚ MacBeth and Kurtz differ in many respects. The way the authors present each character varies greatly‚ and the way each interacts with his surroundings contrast a great deal. The circumstances that follow
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Comparison/Contrast Essay Status Quo: When one first looks at Scott Momaday ’s and Alfred Kazin ’s works it is not apparent that they have much in common. Destabilizing Condition: However‚ this is not true. They both speak about their surroundings in emotional ways. Cost: If we can ’t see the similarities and differences between these two stories then the reader will miss out on understanding. Thesis: Both authors discuss the memory of where they grew up as a special place that brings up for
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Comparisons and Contrast between Alcohol and Marijuana The Effects on the Brain Michael Smith‚ Jr. Morehouse College‚ Department of Psychology Author Note: This paper was prepared for Psychology 102G‚ section 01‚ taught by Professor Chris Markham. Cannabis is a plant that can be grown all over the world. Many people use the common term marijuana instead of Cannabis. Moreover‚ in today’s society‚ marijuana can be defined as a political movement‚ legal
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Pursuing the American Dream In A Raisin in the Sun‚ Walter spends his time pursuing a dream of owning a liquor store. He honestly believes in this dream and he believes his dream has come true when he thinks Willy is at the door. He embraces his wife and says‚ “Sometimes it is hard to let the future begin” (Hansberry 2.3.153). Willy soon realizes that his hopes are dashed when Bobo turns out to be the one at the door. He tries to hold on to his dream‚ and tries to explain Willy’s disappearance
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